After upgrading a server AIX 6.1 to AIX 7.x, the Sysload agent for Unix no longer starts.
The following message appears in the Collector logs: [coll] ERROR : Sysload binaries not compliant with this operating system
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=== Stop Sysload Agent v5.80 Thu Nov 23 15:27:21 2017
=== by process 7340076 (explsld, 58)
=== (S35A6164) - Build date: Nov 25 2014 - 15:20:44
=== Build : Nov 25 2014 15:20:44 139
=== Host : AIX HOSTNAME 1 6 00CA3D774C00
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=== Start Sysload Agent v5.80 Thu Nov 23 18:56:04 2017
=== process 7405638 (explsld, 58)
=== (S35A6164) - Build date: Nov 25 2014 - 15:20:44
=== Build : Nov 25 2014 15:20:44 139
=== Host : AIX HOSTNAME 1 7 00CA3D774C00
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DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] EventMgr version : EventMgr 1.0 Oct 15 2014 18:25:01 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LBtree version : LBtreeFile 1.0 Oct 6 2014 11:48:20 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LGenBase version : LGenBase 1.0 Nov 20 2014 16:31:01 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LGenCnxMgr version : LGenCnxMgr 1.0 Oct 3 2014 13:26:36 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LGenComm version : LGenComm 1.0 Oct 3 2014 13:26:39 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LGenContainers version : LGenContainers 1.0 Oct 3 2014 13:26:42 aix61
...
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LSldSysAgtReactions version : LSldSysAgtReactions 1.00 Oct 6 2014 19:05:20 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LTpTopList version : LTpTopList 1.0 Oct 3 2014 16:52:00 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] LXml version : LXml 1.0 Oct 3 2014 14:01:10 aix61
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] INFO : REAL-TIME collect defined by user (1)
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] CFG INFO : parameter nice_value(-20) set by user
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] CFG INFO : keyword set by user 'VreqStackSizeInBytes=4000000'
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] INFO : Activity history enabled by user for Short Term History.
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] INFO : Processes history enabled by user for Short Term History.
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] INFO : Short Term History enabled (Activity: 1, Processes: 1, period=60 secs.)
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] WARNING : Can't change process priority errno(13)
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] INFO : process priority = 0
DD MM HH:MM:SS YYYY: [coll] ERROR : Sysload binaries not compliant with this operating system
We note in the Collector's log that the agent was compiled for an AIX 6.1 (EventMgr 1.0 Oct 15 2014 18:25:01 aix61 90)
1. Stop the agent (Collector + File Server)
2. Install the Agent for Unix compiled for AIX 7.1
3. ./setup -task patch
4. Start the agent (File Server + Collector)